Michael Baumgartner

Electoral integrity

Criminal justice

Fiscal policy

Healthcare

Education

Economy and labor

Environment and energy

Immigration

National security and foreign policy

Civil rights and liberties

Social policy

Technology and data

Civil liberties and government power

Government accountability and transparency

Infrastructure and public investment

Baumgartner described his 12-county, 12-day whistle-stop tour across Washington's Fifth Congressional District, where he met with constituents at townhall meetings, county courthouses, schools, businesses, and manufacturing facilities to hear about their concerns regarding issues including the farm bill, defense and aerospace industries, rural healthcare, gas prices, regulations, trade policy, and college sports competitiveness.

Baumgartner welcomed Greater Spokane, Incorporated on their annual fly-in to Washington, D.C., describing the organization as a regional chamber of commerce that drives job growth and promotes public policy opportunities in the Spokane region.

Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act — This bill allocates federal spending to the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, representing a direct government expenditure that affects the overall budget.

Baumgartner addressed the House for 5 minutes to present a chronological record of attacks attributed to Iran and Iran-backed terrorist groups against Americans from 1979 through 2011.

Baumgartner addressed the House to celebrate $181 million in rural healthcare funding for Washington State from the Working Families Tax Cut Act and described the tradition of "The Chick" painting passed among new members of the Washington congressional delegation.

Baumgartner urged swift passage of S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, stating that the program has delivered more than $281 million nationwide to support rural school districts and that it is essential for communities in counties he represents including Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, and Columbia Counties.

Baumgartner highlighted three priorities he secured in the agriculture appropriations bill: $1 million for Washington State University's ARS building project, $2 million for NEW Health's Chewelah expansion and regional workforce center, and $1 million for TriState Health's Family Medicine Residency program.

Baumgartner addressed the House for 5 minutes to recognize Operation Rolling Thunder, a multiagency task force led by the U.S. Marshals Service that apprehended 55 violent fugitives in Spokane County, and commended the agencies and leaders involved in the operation.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2635, the Uyghur Policy Act of 2025, to support the human rights of Uyghurs and other minority groups in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4490, the PARTNER Act, which amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to extend diplomatic privileges and immunities to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the Pacific Islands Forum, the Caribbean Community, and the African Union.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4216, the Made-in-America Defense Act, which directs the Secretary of State and Secretary of Defense to review the foreign military sales program's list of defense articles and services to identify items that could be transferred through direct commercial sales instead.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 747, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025, which imposes sanctions on Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors and holds Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2503, the Undersea Cable Control Act, which requires the President to develop a strategy to eliminate the availability of goods and technologies supporting undersea cables to foreign adversaries.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 2643, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act of 2025, which requires the Secretary of State to submit annual reports to Congress regarding ties between criminal gangs and political and economic elites in Haiti and to impose sanctions on those involved in such criminal activities.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4233, the AUKUS Reform for Military Optimization and Review Act, which modifies provisions relating to defense trade and cooperation among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 4215, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations Licensing Reform Act, which would require the Secretary of State to establish expedited and fixed timelines for licensing decisions on defense article and service exports.

Baumgartner praised the One Big Beautiful Bill Act for restoring stable funding to rural counties hosting Federal forests through the reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools program through fiscal year 2026.

Baumgartner introduced a resolution reaffirming that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons is a nonnegotiable American priority and introduced the Restore College Sports Act to establish guardrails in college athletics.

Baumgartner introduced the Restore College Sports Act, which would replace the NCAA with a new entity under Presidential authority to regulate public college sports, fix the NIL transfer process, and equally share revenue across all sports and schools.

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 24) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 75) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers"; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1048) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to strengthen disclosure requirements relating to foreign gifts and contracts, to prohibit contracts between institutions of higher education and certain foreign entities and countries of concern, and for other purposes. — This bill would block energy efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment, undermining efforts to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". — This bill enables Congress to exercise its constitutional oversight power by allowing votes to disapprove specific federal agency rules, reinforcing legislative checks on executive branch regulatory authority.

SPUR Act — This bill advances small business economic opportunity by requiring federal agencies to track and report on contracts awarded to underrepresented small business owners, including veterans and disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Midnight Rules Relief Act — This bill allows Congress to more easily overturn multiple regulations at once, which could reduce executive branch regulatory power but may also weaken the detailed scrutiny each regulation would normally receive.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 5) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. — This bill would streamline environmental reviews to speed up forest management projects aimed at reducing wildfire risk through vegetation removal and forest thinning on public and tribal lands.

MAPWaters Act of 2025 — This bill advances environmental stewardship by improving public access to information about federal waterways, which can help people better utilize and care for these natural resources.

Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act — This bill directs federal resources toward constructing a public monument on the National Mall, representing a public investment in commemorative infrastructure.

Preventing Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act — This bill would make it easier to deny entry to and deport immigrants convicted of or admitting to certain violent crimes, particularly those involving women and children.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the United States. — This bill would create a special tax rule for certain Taiwan residents earning U.S. income, potentially reducing federal tax revenue from this specific group.

POWER Act of 2025 — This bill enables federal funding for utilities to combine power restoration with hazard mitigation improvements, increasing public investment in infrastructure resilience.

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 — This bill restricts transgender girls and women from participating in school sports programs consistent with their gender identity, which some view as protecting opportunities for cisgender women while others view as limiting the civil rights and liberties of transgender students.

Post-Disaster Assistance Online Accountability Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring federal agencies to publicly disclose detailed information about disaster assistance spending on a regular basis.

Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act — This bill requires FEMA to study ways to reduce paperwork burdens on disaster applicants while reporting its findings to Congress, which increases oversight and transparency in federal disaster assistance processes.

Amtrak Executive Bonus Disclosure Act — This bill advances government accountability by requiring a publicly-funded company to disclose executive compensation details to Congress and the public.

Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act — This bill would protect Americans from prosecution by the International Criminal Court and use sanctions to deter foreign cooperation with ICC investigations, asserting U.S. sovereignty in national security matters.

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